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Indian Aid To America
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Indian Aid To America

The United States administration of President Donald Trump has given India a historic push.

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March 01, 2020
Chandrashekhar Azad's Dalit-Muslim Formula
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Chandrashekhar Azad's Dalit-Muslim Formula

Chandrashekhar Azad is building a dalit-Muslim coalition to take on the BJP, his primary political enemy.

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March 01, 2020
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The dragon gets crossed

The surge of Christianity has all but vanquished Buddhism in Arunachal Pradesh, and has made China nervous

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March 01, 2020
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Joining hands to save democracy

Democracy is under assault around the world from crumbling institutions created after World War II to authoritarian regimes in Turkey and Brazil and a stronger axis between China and Russia.

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March 01, 2020
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Two of a kind

Kannan Gopinathan and Abdur Rahman quit the civil services for different reasons. Now they are working to achieve the same goal

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March 01, 2020
Dream, no more
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Dream, no more

Trump’s immigration policy not only is keeping Indians from moving to the US, but also has had a traumatic effect on immigrants already there

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March 01, 2020
Extravaganza ensured
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Extravaganza ensured

Trump will receive the biggest welcome ever given to a foreign dignitary in India.

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March 01, 2020
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Don of a new era

India hopes that the Trump visit will cement bilateral ties further, going beyond the hype and the numbers

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March 01, 2020
Arms wide open
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Arms wide open

Amani Fathima’s family wants she and her children to return from Syria. Will the government help?

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March 01, 2020
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WHEELS ON THE BUZZ

Undeterred by the slowdown, carmakers have big plans for the future, and they are not necessarily electric.

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February 23, 2020
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VROOM BROOM!

The AAP’s seemingly effortless victory was powered by a painstaking and persistent campaign.

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February 23, 2020
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THEATRE OF THE ABSURD

A school play in Karnataka invites charges of sedition against the headmistress and mother of a student who mouthed a “derogatory” dialogue. Amid the politics of polarisation and allegations of the police flouting norms, a hush falls over a temple of learning.

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February 23, 2020
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Spectre of a crown

While the number of new cases have come down, China is still grappling with the novel coronavirus that has claimed more than 1,000 lives

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February 23, 2020
The freedom to get rich
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The freedom to get rich

THERE ARE thousands of excuses to justify not making investments. But, there is just a simple way to over come all these—Systematic Investment Plan or SIP.

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February 23, 2020
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Scoring is not the problem; it is about staying there

Smriti Mandhana vice captain, Indian women’s T20I team

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February 23, 2020
RISK MASTER
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RISK MASTER

Ayushmann Khurrana has made many unusual choices in his career. In his latest role, he explores the intricacies of a gay relationship.

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February 23, 2020
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NET LOSS

The internet blockade is destroying Kashmir’s economy and the lives of Kashmiris

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February 23, 2020
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LOSING THE PLOT

AAP’s stunning victory has further demonstrated the limits of the BJP’s ideological appeal

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February 23, 2020
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Empty hand

While the Shiv Sena and the NCP strive to set the governance agenda, the Congress struggles to stay relevant

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February 23, 2020
United, fragmented
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United, fragmented

On Brexit day, THE WEEK landed in London to gauge the mood of the people. While there is cheer over taking back control from the European Union, there is also fear over what the future holds for Britain.

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February 16, 2020
THE WILD CHILD OF POP
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THE WILD CHILD OF POP

Billie Eilish’s music perfectly captures the existential angst and anxieties of her generation

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February 16, 2020
The school of protests
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The school of protests

I went to Paris in May 1968 to be part of the student uprising that startled the world.

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February 16, 2020
THE PRESIDENT'S VISION
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THE PRESIDENT'S VISION

WHAT COULD BE ‘NEW’ ABOUT THE ‘NEW INDIA’ THAT BREAKS AWAY FROM CLICHÉS AND EUPHEMISMS.

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February 16, 2020
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Homing in on Delhi

After stepping aside as party president, Amit Shah is going all out to win Delhi, a state that had eluded him during his highly successful tenure.

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February 16, 2020
Strict, but slow
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Strict, but slow

While stringent laws against acid attacks are in place, their implementation is still tardy

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January 26, 2020
Fierce fight and a formula
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Fierce fight and a formula

In two decades of being a journalist, I have never seen the kind of campaign we are witnessing in the national capital now. For those who live away from Delhi, there could be a degree of irritation at what may seem like disproportionate media attention. You may think that Delhi always hogs the headline because most news media houses are headquartered here.

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February 16, 2020
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NO GAINS BY REPEATING TARGETS THAT ARE NOT CREDIBLE

There have been mixed reactions to the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Economic experts, market analysts and the people have all spoken about both hits and misses.

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February 16, 2020
Every city needs an AAP
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Every city needs an AAP

For a chief minister who does not have even the powers of a mayor of most western cities, the head of Delhi’s local government gets a lot of national attention.

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February 16, 2020
A Xanadu in new New Delhi
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A Xanadu in new New Delhi

Like Kubla Khan who decreed a pleasure dome in Xanadu, Narendra Modi is decreeing a power dome in Delhi—a brand new capital complex inspired, in all probability, by ancient Indian architecture. Coleridge’s Xanadu was in an opium-induced daydream; Modi’s will be in optimum-spaced Delhi—a steel-and-concrete capital.

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February 16, 2020
Dread Of The Coronavirus
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Dread Of The Coronavirus

THE WEEK was in China when it all began. With the novel coronavirus now spreading across the world, the Indian government is rushing to battle stations

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February 09, 2020